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My vet? I have a vet for my dog but never thought to call for the chickens! We have a new twist this morning. I just went out to check on her and was with her for 30 mins. I came back in with a bite on my arm and five on my leg! They itch and they have that raised look like mosquito bites. It...

Should I just treat for cocci to be on the safe side? Would I treat all of them? Then once she is healthy again I can deworm. Is there any harm in giving the worm medicine if they have already been dewormed? Is there any illness a chicken could get that would clear up on its own? We removed her...

Thank you so much for your help so far! I do not know if they have been dewormed. We got our flock from my husband's uncle who was moving. They moved within the last two months to our house. They are just over a year old. He lost three hens last year but didn't say much other than they were...

Her legs do look blue in the picture but that was just the shade or angle they are normal color. She has not moved more than two feet since this morning. She is either standing or laying in the shade in the covered outdoor run. She ate and drank just once and it wasnt much. They are fed organic...

I think one of my hens might be sick. She was still standing in the roost at 8:30am, the rest of the ladies were let out at 5:30am. By 9:15 she was out just standing by the water and she hasn't moved more than a few inches in the last hour and a half. I'm not sure where to start or what to look...

This past Sunday we adopted my uncles chickens (he is moving and can't take them with him). We have seven hens which are almost a year old. We moved their entire coop and fenced in run to our house. We used all of my uncles supplies and made sure to keep everything (food, wood shavings, etc)...